"In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their policy and insulating themselves from any criticism."

-- George J. Mitchell

#Support Quotes #Patriotism Quotes #Criticism Quotes

“Our own choices might not be as good as those that are made for us.”
“The dead and not-yet dead, we are company all together.”

Source : Rosie Thomas (2016). “Iris and Ruby: A Novel”, p.105, The Overlook Press
“Remember: courage, unused, diminishes. Commitment, unexercised, wanes. Love, unshared, dissipates.”
“At the height of creative activity fueled by enthusiasm, there will be enormous intensity and energy behind what you do. You will feel like an arrow that is moving toward the target-and enjoying the journey.”
“Each song [Desaparecidos] has a seed that it came from. We're trying to take that and broaden it out and make it resonate with people.”
“I believe I am becoming pathetic. I'll go further, I believe that I am in love with a flower-growing, wood-carving quarryman/carpenter/pig farmer. In fact, I know I am. Perhaps tomorrow I will become entirely miserable at the thought that he doesn't love me back - may, even, care for Remy- but at this precise moment I am succumbing to euphoria. My head and stomach feel quite odd.”
“No industry or country can reach its full potential until women reach their full potential. This is especially true of science and technology, where women with a surplus of talent still face a deficit of opportunity.”
“Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again.”

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